Justice is on its way. April 28th can’t come soon enough!
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#justiceforthom #thomroberts #murdervictim #gunviolence

I thoroughly enjoy visiting our National Parks and engaging with the rangers. Here are a handful of photos I’ve taken over the past decade.
1. Smokey Mountains NP 2. Yosemite 3. Gettysburg 4. Fort Pulaski
#nationalparks #yosemite #protectournationalparks #nationalparkservice

Happy President’s Day and happy (almost) birthday to my husband. (We don’t celebrate dictators in this house.)
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#presidentsday #notdictatorsday #democracyoverautocracy

I found this gorgeous watercolor painting of the Arc de Triumph at an antique shop in Savannah. Does it need a different frame?
#arcdetriumph #watercolorpainting #dreamingoffrance #antiques

A much-needed visit to where the air is warm and the palm trees are plenty. ☀️🌴

It’s all in the details. Why study art if we don’t commit to immersing ourselves in its history? I try to choose the quietest times to visit museums and other tourist destinations. Nothing beats having a masterpiece to yourself, if only for a moment.
1 & 2:van Eyck 3 & 4:Sainte-Chapelle
#arthistory

I came across this wonderful memory while searching for a different photo earlier this evening. My first (and so far, only) visit to the Archives of American Art DC in Nov 2019 while working on a provenance research project for a client. #arthistory
#provenance #archivesofamericanart

Agreed! Also, don’t forget to look down. I was mesmerized by the details everywhere I looked! This is the floor in Sainte Chapelle.

My paternal grandfather began his U.S. military service in 1943 and was sent to Europe in Feb of 1945. I know only two things of his time on the frontlines…
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#wwii #familyarchives #archives #fightingfascism

“New York looked grand. There aren’t enough millions to buy my U.S. citizenship.” -Daisy Warren, Sept 1939.
Further to my recent post, here is a news article my grandmother was interviewed for upon her return from visiting relatives in England.
#familyarchives #wwii #fascism #archives

A few photos from my first two visits to the Louvre in 2007. Viewing their restoration dept was an experience I’ll always remember. I’d been in the art field just two years at the time, but this day solidified that I was on the right path.
#louvre #arthistory #fineart

While walking through The National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, and the Louvre, I can’t help but imagine the level of planning that went into the logistics of relocating and hiding these collections during WWII. I’ve visited the National Gallery twice and the Louvre three times.
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My paternal grandmother, Daisy Warren Roberts, was a child of the Great Depression and saved all sorts of mementos from her travels. She also kept journals throughout her 95 years. In 1939 she traveled from Detroit to NYC and on to the UK to visit relatives for the summer. #WWII #1939NYworldsfair

As a gallerist, archivist, and the grandchild of an American WWII veteran grandfather and world-traveler/well-read grandmother, I’ve become intrigued by the planning and actions of European and British museums during the 1930s and 1940s.
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